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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynacree is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballynacree, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies level wet pasture near two ditch-barrow sites and presents a circular raised area 28m across. A narrow flat-topped earthen bank defines the ring, with a wide flat-bottomed fosse and low irregular external bank at its outer base. Livestock have broken the internal bank in several places, the south-southwest fosse is almost completely infilled, and the external bank is not visible at ground level there.

In level wet pasture with a ditch-barrow (TS058-043001-) located 70m to the NE and another (TS058-043002-) 90m to the NNE. Circular raised area (diam. 28m) defined by a narrow flat-topped earthen bank (overall Wth 3.4m; Wth at top 1.6m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.2m). At the external base of the bank is a wide flat-bottomed fosse (Wth at base 3.2m; D 0.3m) and a low irregular external earthen bank (overall Wth 1.8m; Wth at top 1.2m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.1m). The internal bank is broken through by livestock at SW, WNW, NW and NNE. From S-SW the fosse has been almost completely infilled. The external bank is not visible at ground level S-SW where a NW-SE orientated field bbank skirts the line of the absent external bank at SSW. A break (Wth 2m) in the internal bank at E marks the position of the original entrance. The interior is level and clear of overgrowth with well spaced thorn bushes along the internal bank. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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